Before the train / Avant le train

Before the train…

For centuries the only way to go from Valais to Uri cantons was the Furka pass with the Furka road. After the victory of Whymper on the top of the Matterhorn (Cervin), in 1865, there was the beginning of the attraction for the mountains and the development of the tourism.

Gletsch (1762m) and Rhone glacier – Note that the left bank of the Rhone river, in front the building on the right, is the place where the future Gletsch station will be built few years after.Gletsch (1762m) et glacier du Rhône – Notez sur la rive gauche du Rhône, devant le grand bâtiment sur la droite, se trouve l’emplacement de la future gare de Glestch qui sera construite quelques années plus tard.